scooter_phx

Old enough to know better but I just can't stop buying them. Let's just call it an addiction.

Yeah, but it's sure interesting to chat about.

Since a number of comments are concerned about Mosaic as a company because they sell CDs, I wonder if they'd be willing to change/add a format? They've done it before. Remember, the first few issues were vinyl only. I'm sure they've considered (maybe only briefly) hi-res .flac files for their releases. It would cost them less to release the sets. Just a stray thought from an early morning mind...

+1 Also, for those who have complained about the sound of the Savory box, please consider the sources. Without the enormous dedication by Mr. Savory, The National Jazz Museum of Harlem, and Mosaic, most of that music would have been lost to the wind. Would you have been willing to sit and cut those discs (yes) or have the means in the 1940's (no) to do something like that? I think the recordings of the Basie band are just a treasure trove and to hear Hawkins soar on a longer version of Body and Soul just makes my heart swell. Anyone can complain but I am thankful and very glad to own this box. <off soapbox mode>

I only say that when listening to jazz. Then, I have to repeat the track. Oh, darn.

I usually talk to myself. I'm my own little friend.

IMHO, whomever owns Jazz Times will succeed because readers want to pay to read the writing. If it's good, he will succeed. If not, he will fail. There's no black and white in that. I do think his comments were frustration put into words. I'm willing to wait and see what will happen with the next few issues. He is right about one thing; Jazz Times has been on a downward spiral for some time. I didn't renew my subscription because I couldn't read the font without a magnifying glass. Time will tell and the clock's tickin'.

Gopher it.

Well, I finally did it. Got a hernia but pulled off the Mosaic Nat 'King' Cole box off of the shelf for the first time in years... my soul needs this...

For me, I was trying to play trumpet like my older brother. I was probably about 12 years old when he gave this album to me as a gift. At the time, I wanted to play like Maynard; this was a change to my ears that I wasn't ready for. Over the years, my ears have grown a bit and now appreciate this album the way I should have to begin with.

Go out and look at dirt. That's how old I feel. Bought my first Mosaic set in my twenties during the eighties. Close enough.

From the Mosaic Jazz Gazette... the last pressing of this wonderful set is upon us. If you haven't already purchased this and you like Count Basie, this is a really good set to own. Without question, it's one of my most cherished sets. Ya snooze, believe me, ya lose. Blessings.

Wow. Getting a little brutal in here. Time to go back to your own sandboxes. Listen to something you love (whatever that is...) and chill for a bit. Relax.

If Mosaic wants a large set that I'm sure would sell, a complete Sun Ra on Saturn would fit the bill... So big, it might fill a room. I know... not gonna happen but I can dream.

Sign me up for this one. In a heartbeat.

The other Richie would be good, too. Richie Cole with the Eddie Jefferson stuff. Most of it is/was available on CD.

I love this place because I get to look up folks I never heard or gave much thought about. The only things I have of him are on other artists' recordings... Freddie Roach and Jimmy Smith. Guess I need to go back and listen to them again...

Listening Room Set Up Denon PMA-2000R Integrated Amp Denon DVD-5000 CD/DVD Player (only for CD use) LSA-1 Speakers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Audio Set Up ~Woo Audio WA6-SE Headphone Amp https://wooaudio.com/amplifiers/wa6se (Many power & rectifier tube options) ~Wyred 4 Sound DAC (purchased with the femto clock option) https://wyred4sound.com/collections/digital-converters/products/dac-1v2 ~Digital Converter https://wyred4sound.com/collections/digital-converters/products/recovery ~BeyerDynamic Headphones T1 2nd Generation https://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/t1.html ~Audioengine A5+ Wireless Bluetooth Speakers ~Audioengine S8 Powered Subwoofer Speaker https://audioengine.com ~JRiver Media Center v30.0.82 https://jriver.com/ I listen mostly to the Desktop set-up whether it be cans or speakers. Just wish I could get ear replacements.

In the FWIW department, I use JRiver Media Center which is now up to version 30 and use it only for audio files. I have most of my collection digitized and can search for most anything as long as I remembered to add the information to the notes in the tags. I've used it for years and it works well for me. It is not a discography kind of database but I suspect it could be used that way if you really wanted something like that.